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The article focuses on hyperventilation syndromes in medicine and psychiatry. Included in the symptoms of hyperventilation syndromes are chest pains, air hunger and dizziness. It is said that the increase in histamine provoked by hyperventilation is related to incidence of allergic...

The author reflects on the diagnosis of hyperventilation. Hyperventilation is defined as breathing in excess of metabolic requirements. There are two main clinical syndromes which occur in subjects who hyperventilate. There is a syndrome which involves acute episodic hyperventilation and a...

Examines the respiratory and psychiatric abnormalities in chronic symptomatic hyperventilation. Beliefs of physicians on hyperventilation syndrome; Investigation on 21 patients with unexplained symptoms and unequivocal chronic hypocapnia; Result on the investigation; Occurrence of severe...

Discusses a technique to help sufferers of chronic hyperventilation syndrome. Difficulty in identifying habitual hyperventilators; Physiological effects of hyperventilation; Importance of exercises similar to the deep breathing teach in yoga classes; Need to practice the breathing technique...

Examines the hyperventilation syndrome as a cause of panic attacks. Definition of panic disorder; Symptoms of hyperventilation; Effectiveness of antidepressants for treating patients with panic disorders.

The article describes hyperventilation syndrome (HVS). The causes for hyperventilation are described, noting that hyperventilation can occur due to chemical changes in the blood, subconscious psychological responses to stressful events or memories, or a conscious act. The possibility that...

The article presents the author's perspectives on hyperventilation syndrome. The author inferred that hyperventilation is a common causative factor of psychosomatic symptoms. He believed that there are two main components in the etiology of hyperventilation syndrome including the bad habit of...